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Laverne Spencer from the ILLINI midget series along with Jay Tinder from the Midwest Midget Series has teamed up to form a new midget series. We are currently working on a name for the new series and will be announcing it in the near feature. It is our goal to offer teams and racers with all budgets to be able to race together. We are still working on some basic rules for this season but wanted to get the word out that pavement midget racing is back.

Please check out or new Facebook page for series https://www.facebook.com/Pavement-Mi...3664607071070/


Schedule for the 2016 is listed below. We will be having a series champion and an awards banquet this winter. Next season will be a full schedule of racing. The rules will be out shortly but for this season will remain pretty simple.
DATE LOCATION LENGTH SPECIAL EVENT
SAT AUG 20 MORRIS 3/8 Illinois State Championship
Sun Aug 21 KALAMAZOO ¼ banked
SAT SEPT 3 MORRIS 3/8 Bob Lochard, Alex Pruit, Hall Of Fame
SUN SEPT 4 MORRIS 3/8 Night Of Features
SAT SEPT 17 MORRIS 3/8 Bettenhausen Memorial
SAT OCT 1 ROCKFORD ¼ banked SHORT TRACK NATIONALS
FRI SAT SUN
OCT 14-16 M-40 3/8

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Still allowing restricters in "National" engines; or is it only "OEM 2.4"s?

We will be allowing restricter with the national engines. There will be rules published soon. It is our goal to keep the cost down and to make all cars equally competitive.

Will there be other venues or mainly Grundy

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Yes there will be this is just what we have for this season right now. We are looking at other tracks for this season and next year.


DATE LOCATION LENGTH SPECIAL EVENT
SAT AUG 20 MORRIS 3/8 Illinois State Championship
Sun Aug 21 KALAMAZOO ¼ banked
SAT SEPT 3 MORRIS 3/8 Bob Lochard, Alex Pruit, Hall Of Fame
SUN SEPT 4 MORRIS 3/8 Night Of Features
SAT SEPT 17 MORRIS 3/8 Bettenhausen Memorial
SAT OCT 1 ROCKFORD ¼ banked SHORT TRACK NATIONALS
FRI SAT SUN
OCT 14-16 M-40 3/8

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We are also going to me naming the series very soon and still looking for suggestions on the name of this series.

Please check out our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/Pavement-Mi...homepage_panel

Will it run at any other venues or mainly Grundy

We are still working on things so we do not have the specifics on where we will be running at. I am working on some other possible tracks to include a few in Indiana. Right the majority of races are scheduled at Grundy.

I have one car I stop building on when I seen the stars stop , I,m wanting to have two car team , but I,m on hold for now ,I'm located on the east central area of Indiana ,

Had some questions about our tire rules. They will be the same ones as the ILLINI series has been using. Please do not hesitate to ask questions. We also will be announcing the series name real soon.

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Jay
I'm sure your goal is the same one all small show promotors have. Now if only the racers would cooperate and stay within the context of the rules and race for fun you'll have something.
One thing that will slow up a fast car on pavement is harder tires.
Just my opinion but a national engine with a restricter is still a national engine, fast. That being said I'd definitely welcome them and everyone that's interested with open arms. Racing for just the fun of it is, well fun.
I sold my speedwaybike and minisprint just recently and quit racing after being involved forever. At first I felt lost. We bought a Dyna Glide Harley, time to act old. The same afternoon I got it me and the boy took a hacksaw to her and started hacking. She lost a bunch of weight and moves pretty good for a fat girl. The same night I was on the interweb checking out where I could drag race it. About an hour later, yep we're going drag racing. I just got done installing a set of drag bars and next Friday is our first race. I'm so excited, everyone should feel the excitement of going racing at least once.
This is also a good excited, not a speedwaybike feel like I might puke before the races scary kinda fun.
Anyhow my point is Jay has the right idea, once you race for anything but pure fun it might as well be a job.

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For this season we have made the decision to go with the name of the two series that have combined to make this new pavement series. The ILLINI/Midwest Pavement Midget Series